That Washboard
07/05/2012
We have music venues like this here, and I took this picture. Axé.
Toda la vida
07/05/2012
My professors had no idea how to work anywhere but an R1. By the time I got the Ph.D I had taken courses at five universities, but they were all R1 so that was the world I knew. The standard advice for professors is about how to work at an R1 and I am constantly … More Toda la vida
Yet further advice
07/05/2012
I am not a full professor at an R-1 but I am beginning to realize that for a series of reasons having to do with the kinds of experience I have had, I am one of the savviest people there are. I was born savvy and trained that way, and when you add to that … More Yet further advice
Camilo Castelo Branco
07/05/2012
This is just from Wikipedia, but consider the amazing and yet typically 19th century writer´s life. Camilo was born out of wedlock and orphaned in infancy, although his origins lay ultimately in Northern Portugal’s provincial aristocracy (his father, Manuel Joaquim Botelho Castelo Branco, was the son of an illustrious household in the environs of Vila … More Camilo Castelo Branco
Further advice to all faculty
06/05/2012
1. No matter what anyone says, it is unwise to put on your grant except as auxiliary staff or footnotes, people who have not at least passed fourth year review or about the status and progress of whose projects you do not know absolutely everything. 2. People experimenting with new programs need to learn to … More Further advice to all faculty
Old Boys
02/05/2012
External review may not really be external. I feel like a character in a narcocorrido but I might just be viewing an old boys´ club. Axé.
May 1
30/04/2012
(It is still the night before, but): “joder Pete saludos y viva la revolución carajo.” Axé.
Straight outta Richmond
30/04/2012
I posted this yesterday, but here it is slightly enlarged and easier to see. There is also a brilliant picture of the washboard player. Axé.
André Thierry, Corey Ledet
29/04/2012
So after the work of the festival was done I ended up at this after event almost nobody seemed to know about, involving the family of the late great Clifton Chenier, where I met his niece who was magical. The bands were channelling Clifton and it was amazing. I have not seen anything like this … More André Thierry, Corey Ledet
Líneas
29/04/2012
I was doing some work last night involving the musician in question (F. J.) and it was very interesting. I do not have time to describe the whole event and all of its aspects, which were many and deep. I do want to note one small perception so I do not forget: as a performer, … More Líneas
